Performing Arts

A classic of the American theatre, a play which set into motion the career of one of the most important playwrights of the 20th Century, a modern version of classical Greek tragedy. These are each a description of ‘All My Sons,’ written by Arthur Miller, and which will be the …

Fueled by a lifetime of love, loss and leaving it all behind, Minneapolis singer/songwriter Rachel Ries brings her music group called Her Crooked Heart to Brainerd on November 7. The show debuts the Dryden Theatre Cabaret Series of events, a subset of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural …

Take 3 guys with big ambitions and an utter lack of common sense. Add a coffee house, hand shadow puppets, a trip to Zaire, things that disappear (and reappear), a gorilla running loose at a piano contest, and a very unfortunate appearance on national television. Result: Triple Espresso, the funniest …

One of Broadway’s most enduring and endearing musicals will explode on the Chalberg Theatre stage when Brainerd Community Theatre presents ‘Mamma Mia!’ as the final production of its 50th Anniversary Summer Theatre Season. The musical opens on August 27, continuing through the 30th, and resumes for a final run of …

The second offering in Brainerd Community Theatre’s summer season is the zany comedy ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. July 15-17 and 22-24 in the Dryden Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. Originally conceived and written by Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield, …

From the late master of American comedy, Neil Simon, comes Brainerd Community Theatre’s first summer theatre production commemorating the organization’s 50th anniversary. ‘The Sunshine Boys’ will open on June 25, with performances nightly through the 28th, and finishing with additional shows July 1-3. All shows are at 7:30 p.m. in …

One of the greatest albums in popular music history will come to the Chalberg Theatre stage when Collective Unconscious performs ‘Abbey Road’ on Saturday, May 11. As part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series, the band will perform at 3 p.m. and again at 7:30 …

A true icon of modern popular music will take the Tornstrom Auditorium stage on April 26 when the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center presents Lee Rocker. The show, part of the Center’s Cultural Arts Series, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Lee Rocker made his mark singing, playing, standing on, …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center announces two summer theatre workshops geared for students entering grades 1-4 and 5-9. Taught by local writer Mary Aalgaard, also known for her blog ‘Play Off the Page,’ the workshops will be held during the month of June. The first workshop will be …

From the pages of an award-winning novel to the big screen is the journey of ‘Neither Wolf Nor Dog,’ a independent film that has been making a gigantic impact on communities since its release in 2017. The film will be screened in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of …